Exercise in later life: The older adults' perspective about resistance training

Ageing and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1330-1349

  Henwood, Tim ^a   Tuckett, Anthony ^a   Edelstein, Offer ^b   Bartlett, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

exercise; functional ability; older adult; physical activity; resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ELDERLY POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; TRAINING;

EID: 84860261355     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X10001406     Document Type: Review

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